I would like to start with I am infatuated with your take on Hermionie and Draco, and that I have yet (up until I started reading your own) to find a Draco/Hermionie story that I liked. I love yours so please update soon and give the two of them a little more love action soon. Also I only rated your story a 9/10 because it has yet to be finished whenever you do I am sure that it will be a perfect 10/10.
Love, carter_m16

Author's Response: Aghhh, thank you so much! This makes me feel so unbelievably happy. And so honored that you've actually found one you enjoyed and that it's mine. I couldn't be more honored. I'm in the process of writing the next chapter, so I'm hoping *fingers crossed* it'll be up within the next couple weeks! :) Thank you so much for your incredible review, it means a lot to me.
~Mischief_managed18

Yay for more kissing! And Aww, Draco is crying. :( This is such a sweet, tender moment for the two of them, and I really loved it! I can't wait to see where things go from here, and I really hope you update soon! (And I promise I will try to get back to review MUCH sooner this time!)

Another fabulous chapter, and again, I can't tell you how much I absolutely adore this story! *hugs*

Author's Response: Thank you so much. Seriously, I can't tell you how happy I get reading through your reviews, they mean the world to me.

Draco crying made me cry. I was so upset for him and it just broke my heart.

Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I have another chapter in the works though, so hopefully soon!

*hugs back* thank you for being truly incredible when it comes to these reviews.

I really loved 'Storytime', and it was easy to see how happy and excited both Draco and Hermione are as their date continues! It really is just SO sweet!

I'm so excited, but also a little worried about what will happen next... how Draco will react to the kiss. A part of me is slightly concerned that Draco will feel worried or afraid and back away from Hermione again... but I hope not! But, I'm off to go read the next chapter and find out now! Well done! ♥

Author's Response: I KNOW! My babies. Kissing. *sigh*

Thank you! I loved writing that whole bit, I hoped it wasn't too perfect or over the top and I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Bum bum bum... Always the question with our dear Draco, isn't it? What will he do next? How will he react to Hermione's affections? Ugh. Thank you!

Aw, Yay! This was just too perfect, seriously! I loved Hermione's interaction with Dinky, and the date was so awesome! I can imagine Hermione's favorite Library WOULD be Hogwarts' library, and I know she's going to enjoy coming there so much!

And :O , the plates and cups! That idea is truly fascinating and so creative! What an amazing way for Draco to truly make the date all about what Hermione wanted!

This was another squee-worthy chapter, and I'm off to the next one! ♥

Author's Response: Dinky is adorable... I love having the house elves and stuff and the idea of her having one that's so hell-bent on keeping Hermione a secret and just being all around awesome makes me happy. :p Pshh well, how could it not? I feel like to her, that was the first place she truly felt like she belonged, you know?

Dude if I had a cup and a plate like that I would never stop eating. :p Gahh thank you so much!! I thought of it and was like, "YES!"

AW!!! This is so adorable! I loved it! And I love the idea of Draco giving Hermione her own library! She's absolutely going to love it!

And *Squees*! He admitted that he likes her, and now he's admitting that it's actually a date! Yay!

This is another fabulous chapter, dear! I'm sorry this review isn't very long, but I NEED MORE NOW! haha! ♥

Author's Response: RIGHT?! Once again, I wanted another parallel to Beauty and the Beast and with Hermione being strikingly similar to Belle and Malfoy being in his own way The Beast, I figured it would be another great way to tie more of the classic fairy tale in there.

Ughhh I know... I know. I was as excited as you were when I got to that point.

No need to apologize! This review left me smiling like crazy as is! Thank you so much for such a kind-worded review. It means the world to me. :)

I am So, SO terribly sorry that it has taken me so long to come and review this.. but I'm here now! Lol. And now I've got several new chapters to read - YAY! ♥

Awww, this chapter is so cute! I really loved the description of Hermione's moments with Krum, and how she is finally admitting to herself that she has the same feelings now - now let's just see where things go from here!

Great chapter, and I'm off to the next!

Author's Response: There's no need to apologize, I totally understand, it happens to the best of us I just love seeing that despite all the time away, you still returned to my story! :)

Thank you! :D I loved writing in the bits with Krum, even if I wasn't the biggest fan of him or their relationship. But alas, what can you do? :p

Thank you so much! And it's nice to see your name on my reviews once more.
~Mischief_managed18

No, no, no. What in the world is Draco thinking? Stupid boys... I wish she cracked him in the face, I may have. :)

I'm so relieved they finally wiped his memory! I was panicking haha. Making it look like he splinched himself was brilliant. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I hate that man.

Ugh I'm so aggravated with Draco! Why is he being so difficult? Blah! I don't think his mother will be very pleased when she hears he kissed Hermione and then treated her that way. And he has to know she cares for him now, too. Why is that a bad thing?? I guess I must read on and hope everything works out between them. ;)

This has quickly become one of my most favorite stories. Love it! Until next chapter, my dear.

xoxo Meg

Author's Response: I know... I know. Draco isn't the brightest and I myself would love to smack him a few times. :p

Don't worry, I wouldn't leave that part out, don't want to make it too easy for the Death Eaters to find out, now do we?

Well, I won't go too much into it, all his reasons will be revealed later. :) But it isn't just out of blind stupidity or anything, don't worry.

Finally! Finally they're really having this conversation! I'm so glad that they are airing everything out. And they kissed! Again!!

Oh my goodness, I absolutely adore Draco. I know I keep saying it, but you've made him so utterly sweet and likeable. I'm not really much a Draco fan, never really was, (I'm a Gryffindor through and through, I suppose haha) so for you to actually make me feel something for him is incredible.

I can't wait to continue on! Your whole story is just fantastic and such an interesting plot. I love it!

♥ Meg

Author's Response: Ughhh I know... I feel like they really need to just bloody sit down and talk! I mean, come on... You both care about each other, why pretend that you don't?!

Gahh thank you so so much. It's such an honor to hear things like that, especially from people who don't normally care for Draco or Dramione stories. It means so much to me. :)

Ah this is just too cute! This makes me depressed once i get back to reality haha. Why couldnt we have story draco malfoys in real life :( amazing chapter!!! Keep writing please!

Author's Response: Aww well, thank you!! :)
I'm sorry to make you depressed once you have to go back to the real world xD I adore this story as well, so it's nice to hear that my readers are enjoying it! I wish we had some more of his story in the books. :/ I feel like it could have been really interesting.

First off, thank you for making her switch back to Hermione before they kissed. It felt like a kiss was coming and I was really hoping that she wouldn't still be Narcissa when they kissed. That would be a tad creepy haha.

Aww he admitted that he cares. *squee* And obviously she cares too! I'm dying to see what happens next! Will he actually kiss her back? Will he push her away saying he can't do this? And are they going to erase Dolohov's memory?! He's watching the whole thing!

Arg. You and your bloody cliffhangers... You're lucky you're awesome or I'd smack you lol. This is an incredible story. I know I've said it a dozen times, but I'll continue to say it each chapter. I don't have any criticisms or one bad thing I could possibly say about it. It's amazing!

xoxo Meg

Author's Response: Haha no need to thank me, I would have felt so wrong writing it if she were still Narcissa. that would just be terrible. xD

So many questions, so little time. ;) Man I remember writing this chapter, I was absolutely giddy. I just loved everything about these few chapters so much.

I KNOW! I told you I have an affinity towards them. :p Aww you're pretty darn awesome yourself! :) Thank you so much. Seriously... thank you a million times over for this one review alone. Then there's all the previous ones and any to follow. Thank you.

Ew. Dolohov. I detest that man. I had a feeling they may have ended up being over heard. He said "Granger" very liberally the entire time they've been out. Dolohov was right, it was kind of careless for them to do so.

What I'm hoping happens is that Draco stuns Dolohov and wipes his memory of what happened. They don't want to risk him telling anyone that Hermione is with him. What if Bellatrix finds out? That would not be good.

Poor Hermione. The Cruciatus curse just sounds horrible. I hate the thought of her enduring that. And what is Dolohov going to think of Draco writhing in pain? Because he can feel Hermione's pain. Oh my. I have to continue on!

Love it! Love it, love it, love it!!

*hugs* Meg

Author's Response: Who doesn't?! He's probably one of my least favorite Death Eaters... and that's saying something. :p Yes, it was very careless of them to do so. I feel like it was one of those things where he was almost reassuring himself that it was her because he was looking at his mother, but he shouldn't have done so for all to see and hear.

Lalalala you shall see, won't you?! (Though I'd imagine by now you've read past that. :p) Bellatrix finding out would not be good at all.

I know. :( My baby. She's strong, but enduring something like that can't be an easy feat.

Another cliffhanger!!! You're trying to kill me, aren't you?? Everything is going fine, they find the cat, he knows it's Hermione and then BAM! Random dude with a wand. Why must you torture us so?

Oh I so love seeing the genuine love he feels for Hermione. It's so sweet and so real. He loves her, yet she still can infuriate him. It's not all mushy and perfect and fake. I absolutely love the realness of their feelings. Even though magic is involved...

Yay! They found Crookshanks! Hopefully they all - cat included - get out of there safely. Please don't break my heart and hurt Crookshanks. :( I guess I need to read on to find out.

Once again, awesome chapter! You're simply wonderful!

xoxo Meg

Author's Response: That's the general idea! :p I love cliffhangers and I have to say, this is probably one of my all time favorites, hands down. I just love it. xD

RIGHT?! Ughh... It seriously kills me. I love Draco so much, especially this version of Draco, you know? Is it wrong to be in love with a fictional character?

I love Crookshanks. Squashed face and all! I love how smart and truly intuitive he is. He's the perfect cat for Hermione.

Thank you. All the thank yous in the world would never be enough to show you how truly grateful I am for your kind words.

Wow this chapter seemed to fly by! I can't believe he didn't become angry. Hermione is right, he is not behaving like himself anymore.

I loved her point of view of what happened that night and when she became petrified. You really never do know how she must have felt missing so much time her second year. Especially with her being as academic as she is, that must have been very hard for her, missing so much school.

I love the chemistry between these two. It almost makes me wish that this was canon. It's really fun reading her slowly warming to him more and more. And actually beginning to care for him.

Excellent job on all of it so far. It only keeps getting better!

xoxo Meg

Author's Response: I feel like some of them might fly by because they're shorter, but this one I felt was necessary. Tying in how he was being a pompous jerk all year with the whole Mudblood dying thing as well as her being petrified and the like. I want to go back and expand this really bad though, so you might have to keep an eye out for that. :p

I do too... when I started writing Dramione stories I realized that out of all the common ships, they were BY FAR my favorite and that I really did wish that it had some sort of merit and that it were canon in some way, you know? Sigh...

Hi again! I'm already giggling thinking of Draco's reaction to why. Oh this chapter was so cute! I loved Hermione's amusement while watching Draco. And I just am absolutely adoring how much he seems to care for her. Reading both of their POVs was really interesting. I enjoyed it very much.

I am on the edge of my seat wondering what is going to happen once they get to Hermione's. I wonder if anyone will be there, what state the house may be in, who that person following them was, if crookshanks is alright and how he'll react to Draco.

Amazing, brilliant, wonderful, lovely and fantastic as always!! I am truly in awe and insanely jealous of your story telling ability and your flawless writing. You're just incredible!!

♥ Meg xoxo

Author's Response: Ughhh... Okay. I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to respond to these reviews, because from the bottom of my heart they are some of the most incredible reviews I've ever received and it's made me love you that much more. :p So, the best and the least I can do right now is truly thank you for being so awesome. Now I'll respond to your incredible reviews. :)

I'm so glad you find hearing from both of their POV's to be interesting. I originally hadn't intended to do that when I started writing but then it seemed to almost be necessary. But, maybe that's just me. :p Glad to hear someone else enjoys it though!

Mwuahaha, I love finding those little things as you're writing that are really going to captivate your audience and leave them wanting more and finding them is like striking gold. :P

Thank you so much, you fantastic person. I love you beyond what words can say, but there's no need to be jealous, I assure you.

Ah! What?? How do you spring something like that on us in the last sentence? Grr you're wicked! ;)

The Bat's Wing. Having an equivalent to The Leaky Cauldron for darker Wizards was brilliant. I love your detail and your story telling ability. You're a marvelous writer. :) I truly found myself feeling Hermione's anxiety the entire time.

Haha Draco using Muggle transportation. That idea is really amusing. Can you picture his face? I can't wait to read on and see how he handles that.

And who is following them?? You and your cliffhangers. Bah! It's ok, I still heart you. ♥

As always, excellent job! You're incredible! Off to the next chapter!

Tons of Love,

Meg

Author's Response: I know, it's both a blessing and a curse, what can I say? :p

I thought of that randomly one day and was like, "OH! That would make so much sense and be such a nice little peak into their world. Aww shucks, well thank you so much! :) I'm honored that I could make you feel her emotions, that's such high praise.

I would love to watch him using it. Trying to act above it all while simultaneously taking it all in in awe. You know?

When he said to take care of the rose, my first thought was, "Is is a portkey or another method of communication?"

Author's Response: Bum bum bum! :p I love the whole flower aspect from Beauty and the Beast and I had to find some way to tie it all in. I'm really excited for where it's all going to go. :) Thank you for the review!
~Mischief_managed18

oh, you finished the story just as they started to kiss again! This time, he better let it happen. I hope you update again soon :p

Author's Response: Mwuahaha. I know... I'm a horrible author. I always end things like that. I'm actually going to be writing a lot this weekend, I'm going out of town and it's an eight hour drive each way. So hopefully I will have a chapter up in the next week or so! :D Thank you so much for yet another lovely review! :)

Author's Response: :D I'm so glad!
You and me both are rooting for that. I certainly hope he doesn't keep backing out.
Aww well thank you so much! :) :) I'm honored to hear that you're liking it enough to want to continue reading. I'm currently writing the next one so it should be up within a week or two if all goes well! :D

Thank you, once again, for the awesome review. It means so much to me.

Author's Response: Aww shucks! Well, thank you. ^-^ I've thoroughly enjoyed this story thus far and it makes me happy to hear that other people are enjoying it as well. :) Once again, thanks for the lovely review.

Hehe, I would have totally reacted the same way! I love my cat so much...I wouldn't have been able to leave her! Yay for pets! ^-^
Anyways, good chapter! I'm really enjoying this story. Even though I generally don't like it when Draco get soft super quick...I like it in this story ^-^
Mirgob

Author's Response: Right?! I would've done the same in that situation. I just love my animals so much I don't know what I would do without them. I've had so many dreams where I have to save my animals. It sucks. :p But I absolutely love my animals so much.

Why, thank you! :D That's a huge compliment, so thank you. It means a lot to me that people who don't normally like things that my story includes actually seem to like it in this one. So, once again, thanks for the review, it means a lot! :)

OMG IT'S THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ROSE?...But it's white? Does that even matter? Oooo, I'm excited to continue reading. ^-^
Mirgob

Author's Response: Why yes, it is! :D I just had to add that little part in there, I mean, that rose was always interesting to me, not to mention there needs to be some aspects from the story without it being *too* similar. Glad to hear that you're excited! :D